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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-27
California Southern R. R. Co.

All rail line between National City, San
Diego and Los Angeles and points Esst and
West.
Close connection at Barstow with Atlantic
and Pacific K. Il. and at Los Angeles with
Southern Pacific 4. r.
.TTNEa TA.1E.E2,
Taking effect sunday, November Il.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-27

Canes Given Away
To each purchaser of a hat at the Chicago
Hat Store, 35 N. Main street.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-27
MI 60 - r . $ J.


COME AND FOR PUBLIC FAVOR
mneHa will stand
stqutyu u
eatno uep
yfoHe
nefurhsb bhc cein6 2ndS n
actanda dacef
da at
NJ Cor.C COURT Streets
Kooms s.75N sp
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02
20 tile route Madeline had takey.

as 10 tile route Madeline had taken
"Oi course continued Mr. Sharpe. Il
was not quite certain 1 was tracking the
right person, although her description core.
sponded with the likeness you gave me. But
/. you are sure this article OF jewel v 10.
longed TO thu lady you want, tn matter 10
beyond doubt
"Ot course l said, Sci ing that Carr.s,ll
had no intention Of speaking "N hero d4l
you find itf
1T was left behind I'm a bedroom of ona
of the principal hotels IN Fukca,ona. ! dil
go over 10 Bodlong but after that tlan ~,
had learned all you would care To know.
There was something in the mal irlur
which made me dread Whist 'Ttg c....lr.
Again i looked at Carriston. His l.-s w,fa
curved with contempt, but he stll Eo.t
silence
Why not have pursued your inquiries
past Boulongf / asked
For this reason, sir / had larual
enough. The theory / bad c0nco.,gd ua5
the right one, after all. The lady went t3
Edinburgh alone, right enough; l1t clio
didn't leave Edinburgh alone; nor she'd lu't
leave London alone; nor she didn't stay at
Folkcstone-where / found the pu alone;
nor She didn't go TO Boulong oIo. sLe uas
accomplnlcl 10y young gentlemen who
called himself Mr.. Smith and. what. mora
sne called herself Mrs. smith. Icr.ura SEQ
was as they lived like man AMI wife,
Whether the fellow was right or mis-
taken, this explanation Of Madtline's q lp-
pearance seemed 10 give me what 1 com ol.y
compare TO a smack in the face i t.iol 81.
the speaker in sreechle>s a,tonishmat M
the tale he told so glibly AMI c.rcdm-.Gl
tally was true, farewell. so far a. l was c4l-
ccrned, to belief in the loye or purity ol
women. Madeline Rowan, that creature o.
a poets dream, on the eve Of hCr morr7-9
with Charles Carriston. 10 fly, Whrth"rWel or
unwed mattered little with another Mm!
And yet she was but a woman Ca.ri-ton--
or Carr, as she only knew him-wE- iE bop
eyes poor. The companion OF her fi ID
might have won her with gold. Su1a th.4 IS
nave been. Still
Ny rapid aud wrongful meditat,ous V0ra
cut short in an unexpected way. Suddenly
/ saw Mr.. Sharpe draggel bodily ou of Hs
chair and flung against the wall, while Ca.-
riston, standing over kim, thrashel tda man
vigorously with his own ASA stick c-a-
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02

spectral loads ana nenevmS tlcm 10 be gem
uiue portraits o. dead kings whose forms
cohde.c'uded 60 appear 10 Baker
A sudden thought seemed TO strike Carrs
tom. WIN you give me some paper and
chalk be asked. Upon being furnished
with these materials 10 seated himself at the
tall AID began to draw. At least dorm
uu. ho -ietehni, with his usual rapidity,
some obier, or another, aud a dozen Times,
{. t.r moments consideration, threw each
sketch aside with an air of disappointment.
ana began frc,h one Al last one of his
attempts seemed 10 come up to his require
mcut- 81 hive 30 now. eNactlvn he erie J.
with laF. CFtu triumph, ln his voic'. lie
spent s.mr time iu putting finishing touches
to ,h' successful sketch, hen ho handed me
til rarer
"Ila. The man ] saw Just now with
Fl.lUlue. b. said. "W HEN | find him. |
shan Gnj her. Ile poke with all sincerity
and conviction. ! locked at the PAPER with,
! am bound To say, great amount of
curiosity
$50 matter from what visionary sources
Curi,ton had drawn his inspiration, his
sketch was vigorous and natural enough.
h1vo already mentioned his wonderful
power %, drawing portraits from memory,
$50 Wo, Vi.liu- u grant that ho might have
rcproluc n tic outline OF some face which
had somewhere struck him. Yet why should
it have been this one, lis drawing repre-
syutcd ths thrcc-quartor face OF manan
ordinary mau-apparcn between - and
5n yu- of age 10 was n coarse-toaturcl,
I'M favored faca, with ragael ruiz OF hair
round h' chin. 1t was not the face of a
gentleman, nor even the face Of a gently
ming strokes had made it wear a crafty and
su'lal look. The sse,ch, as | write this. lies
before me, SO tat / um not speaking from
memory.
Now there are Some portraits of which,
vithou. having s.on the original, we say,
"NiaJ splendid li.eu.sse; those must bsw
it was so with C-Iri-,lu, sketch. Looking
at il you f.t sure Fl was exactly like the
man whom ID was intended % represent. SO
that, with toe certain amount o.. art knowl-
edge which ! avn 40 least supposed TO pos
sC, 30 wa, hard for me, after examining
the drawing aul recognizing the true
artist, touch i'm every line, 20 bring myself
e. accap the fact that 10 was but the out
come oi n diseased imagination. 4, az this
very m.mout 1 glance at that drawing |
scarcely lame my-olf for the question that
family frames itself ~ nay iunarmost heart
"Cguli j, DE osritie-could there be in GER
tain org n.ll ions powers not yet known,
lot Nat ogcrly .nvesti-atel'
4r tlouea,-sup opposing such q thought
va- ever tlcre-Was not discouraged by
tarri-t.u, who, speaking as If h, faith in
t.. bodily existence Of the man whose por-
tla.t lay il my hand was uuos,aIiaLln, said:
81 noticed tina. his general appearance
WAS that o., q country man au English peas
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02
Wes Arcadia.


LJt Hr1ri.-
SIR john Fah las jus, completed a
.Duc.
1Ir.ElNe.'el Aa gone up into Mid
luad Goa .u Coleman. to work.
Miss lMtae Courier is entertaining
Myrtle avery. of ~. Louis. few days.
SIR. Nathan Roger has built an addi-
ton o. DIS house 70 De used fer kitch-
cu.
William Brown has been to Leuawee
county .ars wief visit 1nd to attend 70
ha .Hc
Mrs. VIII Courier of sheridan is Wis
ting among friends and ncishbors
here bouts
Nh. I'll Noallee- of Mason meham
county. is visiting ms brothers Jake
ma Potter lew days.
Considerable fcacc was burned on
ia imm worked by Waiter Bauacl a
feH Iay. ago. The ire RUN from
SOME brush tadt WIS uclhE burned ia
CLEARING.
Mr.. 1. II. AIlis and Mrs. Walter
Buuck VIII entertain The ladies mite
socics of tuc Congregational church at
the home of Mis-. AllIs, Wednesday.
sept. Z. Accrd.al invitation is extern
cd to alb
.choo. closed in TIC Eckcrt district
last Friday. IL has been taught this
summer by Miss Kitty Durham, of
Livingston couty. There were
thlu Gya ehola- enrolled, and Char
lie Spencer Belle Courier and Nell
Courier urle uo. absent % day The
following sE wucrot tardy during the
last four weah-o l ,be term. VIZ. Nell
Courier. Fiona krc~s. Nottic Courier,
Orah Spencer Waiter dundee and
Charlie spencer.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02

IN truth ne looked utterly worn out. Very
much dissatisfied with his concession. the
best / could get from him, | sent him 10 led,
knowing thai natural rest, II he could got IT,
would do moro than anything else toward
restoring q healthy tcne 10 Lis mind.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02
H B. wALDBY & CO.,

Successors to Gratiot County Savings BANK
Transact "A general banking business
Draw drafts available anywhere nm Europe ui
America. Deposits of Sluoto lu0o reeelNvo.
and interest allowed ON same uudtI lht W.
NJ mo hanl Money To- loan ON good real t--
tate security. Collections giyenprompt att'n
~ n woldby Du'l. r. sullivan
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02
NIX T. X =,
wM. s. TuRCK g. CO.,

A General Banking business Ir9nolClrl
- Dealers Ina ForcignHud pomt7Nc IN'n""r'
Special Attention Given q" 1ui'''l"ils' .,.,,
wM. :. TCRCk, A. W. Wllnhl' ~, ~
J. a. srA~2R. CT. STIR
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02
]. H. HUDSON, NJ, D.

once over No kcma' Druggist
SHEPHERD. MICH.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02

DIX CfIClNG Physician. Once hours Iio "
l. a, M, TO p m. once IN WOOD 'i"-
stO g. front rooms up stairs.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02
T. N. BRAINERD, NJ. D,

OFFICE and Rcridcuco. at tho o. a. E}
~ house opposit Tho Episcopal church Nlu''
hours: TOTO r. "a, M. and q to f, p. nl. surgery "
specially.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02
s. D. YERINoTON,

NENERL Practice. once; front r"o" In
Vt Webh's Drug store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02
Professional,
7 F sUYDAM. NJ d.
CT. DOWNIE. NJ. o.

PHYSICIAN and surgeon. once 900 i'dr"
L Millcr 4 CO.'S Drug store.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02
sPisCoPALCHU
G. A. II.

xKTm. Meyer Post. No. 49,, Dep 9i Mon" ~. "
w A. r.. meet on End. and an Ihurs''N "'
each month. ,..,.,.- ,,,.r, rot,l
f. +. MoYER Adj L.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02
ALMA INSURANCE AGENCY.

IFlFItN ~
HOME New York y. y
UNDERWRITERS Now York,
HARTFORD 9. Conn.
FIRE ASSOCIATION Phila. IN.
AMERICAN
AGRICULTURAL. Wmcrtown. y y.
MICH. FIRE & MARINE. Detroit Mich.
GRAND RAPIDS Grand Rapids
NEW YORK LIFE y. =
ACCIDENT ms. co... of North America.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02

DEALER iu the best brands ui Cigars. Tu1-
- accu Pipes Wines and Liquors. Pure Alec
mol speciality.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02
FRANCIS PALMER
j. /. CLARK

A THORNLEY, andCouu-eloru Law AU.e-aI
a business by letter COR oj1rr.-r, Will hc
promptly attended 20, office in Opera House
block, up stairs
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-09-02
q II CzA 1zEAL-

MECHNICAL N OPERATIVE
= = IT TT = = :
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-29
LIVE STOCK.

Sr. Louis, Dec - The National Live
stock Indicator reports:
CHttle-Ke Receipts, 5Ul; shipments 100; mar
ket active and stronger; choice heavy native
rteers, / lUCGi y; fair to good native steers
y al So butchers steers, lUGi 10; stockers
and feeders, 2UUG3 To- rangers, at 30.
Sheep Receipts 100; shipm -nts, none mar
kct steady; fair to choice, g 1901 %.
Hogs Receipts, 390p; shipments. 800; mar
kct firm; prices ranging from ~ to 10.
kAHsAs CITY, Doc 2S.-The Live stock
DCattie-Keceipts, 1852; shipments, S9s;
shippiug ste ers i0c high r; COWS and butchers
stun } to Ice hig her; good to choice cornfed,
8UGt 50: common to medium, - "a -;
stockers, 0Oly2 60; feeding steers. 2b593 .;
'o Hogs d Receipts, 5l22; shipments 5o9'
mar ket higher for choice, prices ranging from
3 90 10 3 %.
| ported market strong; good to choice, " a
| al 40; common to medium = 0J@3 -
CHICAGO, Dec. 2S.-'rhe Drovers Journa
| reports; ,... o,oo. .,.-
| ket strong and loo higher; choice, 2tg1 ,
| shipping steers, 3 25Cgj OJi stocfers and ieed
era, 2Jt1i 10; cows. bulls ana mixed, ooa
| 3 10; Texas cattle, 73G3 20
Hogs Receipts, 1900: shipments, none
market strong and loo higher; mixed 100
| i 81: heavy, 4WHi 81; light, 10 Us -
Sheep-Receipts, 1850; shipments, loN
| market IA igher; natives. Coo 20 western
| 20 a. 10; Texans, 15'Ia3 80, lambs, i'Fgg' %
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-29
HIN :RCORMS.

The safrst ret md bot cur ~ otn mons Sa-
~, nlfa "A v. -e. cnfrfurt tnff T O. h'f"i
tca.u,ra ID cent ., uru1g~s IIscu- 90. D. h
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-29
CT--RCU q R

t tr
a the genera.
lived from
t nave I%aYS osn"Di TINS sterling fact that the
o end
1t"' 1t will
his immunity
MAKE 'he
he remain
months
10 IN state
eNS the thecrl
v because
' lneNee"i
as to il
the
getting the nNiir,
make We o veI
the good for
would
m hamdn
vii the Of
the rte of
furnishings clothing II
by our
our with the
Gau and
still further a ruIv
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-29
COFFEE.

GALyFsroN. Dec 2>-Wholesale dealers
report: Market unchanged; Ordinary =
GOOD ordinary, 2l}4; fair to rrlme, 22H choice'
n. peaberrY, "a; government Java ~
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-29
COTTON.

vv,oTs Az UNITED STATES PORTS.
.-,rsroN. pee 2S.--The following is a
EEssnaraiive statement OF cotton receipts at
|r0rts given:
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-29
NEW ORLEANS COTTON
W." NN'"'N-'' va
NEW ORLEANS. Dec. p Spot cotton closed
|tidy, prices Unchanged
Sales, 700. stock, 4OI6J5.

NEW oRLKASs COTTON FUTURES
FUTURES opened steady, closing quiet but
'Sss1y generally 20 > points lower;
sales, 1900,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-12-29
SOUTH W ARD,


City EXT without change.
o II application. . ,.nn m .,,.,
JAMES 5. c ARK G.. p. A Galveston
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08
GREAT PAINTERS.

Realistic Works OF Art Produced BY .
Crowd Of Arkansaw Liars.
Several men were sitting in a store
at Jameson's lanyard talking of the
pictures which they had seen in the
''art" gallery of county fair.
Eyes. looked putty WE'LL" said an
old fellow. "but they amt what l call
fine paintin'. Boys. you know'd Andy
Summers?"
YES"
"Wall. Andy was a painter. One
day he painted the pictur' of an over
coat an it was so nachul that his
daddy put it on an had wore it some
time before he found out it was a
pictur'."
Yes" rejoined fellow named
Smith. Il have heard of that pictur'.
Andy was a putty good cub painter,
thar amt no mistake about that, but
when you want to get some right good
work done you've got to so to Teller
that has Earned the trade sho nuff.
Now. Miles Stokes was what l call a
number one painter. You all know'd
Miles-lived on the old Astord place
the year after the war. One time
Miles painted the pictur' of fiddle,
an I'll be hanged if a fe Ter didn't take
it to dance an play on it all night
Never heard SIGH music in my life.
Made it fairly talk. the teller did. That
was one paintin' sho nuff.
THAT was a mighty fine pictur',"
said old Gates. miles could have
done suthin at paintin' eff he had kept
on tryin... but he peered to lose his grip
airter Bob Hadley come around. Had
ley was . fine painter. OF course. l
amt no art critic, nor nothin' of that
sort, and don't pretend to put my
iedgment up any higher than you can
reach. but somehow he always struck
me as bein' a pow'ful nachul painter.
One night thar was . possul Of q, over
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08
MENDlNG NEATLY DONE.

A Peculiar Bureau Recently Established
by . Clever Chicago Girl.
Women are natural philanthropists.
Wherever there is need of them there
they are. Scott says so, it will be re-
! membered, in as neat a quatrain as
ever celebrated the excellence of the
sex.
And the spirit of Scott will feel
gratified to be sustained by recent de-
velopments. Briefly: Chicago has a
mending bureau. The young man
knows now wherewithal he will mend
his underclothing and get his buttons
sewed on. 1t is a woman's institution,
of course, and has been started by a
young lady well known to the patrons
of the Woman's Exchange. where she
has been superintendent for q number
of years
Il read about the mending bureaus
of New York and Philadelphia" said
the young lady. pausing in her work
on q delicate piece of embroidery,
land as they were said to be very sue
cessful determined to try the plan in
Chicago. You would think from the
work l have to do that the entire city
had been waiting for some one to memo
their clothes for them. The young mel
especially bring quantity of clothing
every thing. from neckties t.
hosiery. It's odd men never learn to
mend, isn't it? What would be said
about women if they lacked the
gumption to do such a simple and
necessary thing? However, person.
ally. am glad they don't. for it gives
me more of chance. Ihave a good
deal of work from women with large
families, too. A mother with q cit
house to look after, her calls to keep
up and sewing to look after, with per-
haps an afternoon a week at . reading
or literary club. doesn't have much
time for mending. Besides there is q
good deal of mending that an ordinary
sewer can not dot requires great ex-
perience to darn . silk dress. for in
stance, SO that it won't be seen, and
the darning of lace and embroidery 10
difficult also"
And now when the papers ask:
.Why don't our young men marry?"
it will be easy to answer them-be.
cause they can get their mending done
Observation-Disclosures Herald
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08
PUBLIC LIBRARIES.
Their Number In the United States Said
to He 648.

Their Number In the United States Said
to BE 648.
The principal public librarians of the
United States assembled recently to
confer and compare notes with each
other Many valuable and instructive
papers were read. and public attention
was called to the condition of our free
libraries by the reports which were
rcade. 1t is interesting to know that,
every year, new free public libraries
are being established in different
places through the country. 1t is only
little more than thirty years since
the idea of having such libraries. to
which all the people might. without
paying any thing, have free access,
took practical form.
The first free public library in the
United States was that ut Boston.
which is now one of the largest and
most valuable collection of books and
periodicals in the land. The example
thus set by Boston has been followed
by many cities and towns, especially
in New England. Some of the towns
have erected expensive and handsome
buildings for their libraries. as if
proud of them. The total number of
public libraries in the United States is
said to be six hundred and forty
eight.
These libraries have been established
in two ways. They are supported
either from generous endowments
made for the purpose by rich and
philosophical private citizens. or they
are carried on by sums voted yearly
in their behalf by the city or town
governments Sometimes they derive
their support from both sources. To
most of the public libraries, too. read
ing-rooms are attached, to which free
access is given, where young and old
may sit and peruse the periodicals and
magazines. The benefit conferred
upon a community by free public
library can scarcely be overestimated.
Reading" says Lord Bacon, ''maketh
a full man," The libraries. as a means
of general education. are scarcely less
important than the schools. The books
on their shelves are generally carefully
selected. SO that the young who resort
to them do not often fall into the
danger of reading injurious literature;
yet they afford great variety, both
for instruction and for amusement. It
is to be hoped that public libraries
will rapidly increase throughout the
country, and that in time no American
city or town will be without one
Youths Companion.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08
WAITING.

D heart. why hast thou troubled thee
With idle fears and needless pain:
VIVA: though the sun be hidden: See!
IT'S shining yonder through the rain.
II will return with glances sweet.
What time: o soul. God knoweth best
Be sure twill come when It's most meet,
And in such blest assurance rest.
Be patient then and wait for God.
He orders nothing wrong for thee:
Sweet flowers of hope shall deck the sod,
Glad birds shall trill their songs for thee.
And when the birds shall greet thy view,
And when the radiant flowers shall spring,
He will unfold them fair and new,
And tune thee, heart, with them to sing.
Fret not to-day, for from His hand
Some glad surprise will yet unfold
To-day the bud-dost underestimate
Tomorrow shines the heart Of gold!
He knoweth best, then trust the rest
To Him with faith unfaltering;
Pursue no more thine anxious quest,
His wisdom is unfaltering.
frank n. Chapman. IN Indianapolis Journal.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08

at old Simmons house an we got ate.
Bob to paint us a pictur'. He said he
didn't feel like paintin' an KEEP on
maxim excuses till old Simmons went
out and fetched in bucket of paint an
a bresh an told Bob that he jest must
paint some sort of pictur', whuther or
no. Wall, Bob he tuck up the bresh
an begun ter slash it aroun' till the
fust thing we know'd he had dun
painted the pictur' of a jug. 1t wuz
jest as nachul as any jug I ever seed.
an when l tuck it up and sorter shucl;
it hearn suthin' slosh. turned it up.
did. an hanged eff thar want whisky
in it,
"Sho huff whisky?"
Tell You how sho' huff it was. We
let in to drinkin' it. an it want long
till we was all drunk
Its yore time now, Uncle Buck. -
cried young fellow, slapping an old
man on the back.
Il amt no ham to exaggerate.
boys" Uncle Buck replied. ITO me
thar amt no fun in a impossible lie."
Then what you air goin' to tell Us
is the truth, eh?"
YES. an Ill bet my boss agin
yourn."
well, wait till I've heard your
story"
'.All right" Uncle Buck continued.
Il was in Bill Rickey's store some
time ago. Bill. you know. while he
don't make no pretense, is consider
able of an artist. Wall. Jest to amuse
me or himself. he painted a niger, an
the niger went outdoors, chopped
some wood, brought it into the house
an made as good fire as you ever
saw"
Uncle Buck. I'll take the bet"
"All right. Yander's John Higgins
out yander. Call him in
When Higgins came in Uncle Buck
asked: Higgins. want you at Rick
ey's store one day last week."
YES"
"Seed me thar"
"Yes"
anybody else thar?"
Eyes. Niger"
"What did Hickey do to him?"
"Snatched up bresh and painted
him. jest fur fun"
"What did the niger do shortly
afterwards?
Chopped some wood an made a
fire."
"Gabe," said Uncle Buck, ego
fetch that horse round here
"Oh. no. You said he painted the
pictur of Niger"
mo, l didn't; did 1 boys?"
mo, said he painted a niger, :"
some one replied, and the boys agreed
that those were his exact words.
That's the only boss I've got Un.
Gle Buck"
KANT hep it; fetch him."
Gabe brought the horse around and
Uncle Buck led him away. Arkansau
Irareler.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08
All the Same Thing.

Whats the matter" said a travel
ing man to friend whom he met on q
wet day. Haven't you got any UNI
brella?''
"Oh. yes; but I didn't bring 1t with
me-"
"But you ought to have II It's
soaking wet''
well it's good deal the Same
thing. The umbrellas in soak any
how. Merchant Traveller.
Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1887-12-08

bles lOr place TO take very ordinary
bath in the principal hotel to-day. Not
one palace in five has a bath, and as
the waters of the Neva are too cold for
swimming baths, the people. as mass.
shed their accumulated filth like fish
scales. And since dried fish, oil and
cured vegetables form the staple diet
for the majority of the people, and the
Neva. which furnishes the water sup
ply. can be detected miles distant by
the nostrils, it is only the cold atmos-
phere that prevents long mortuary
lists.
Robbery IS very common in all Rus
sia- Looking out on street here one
sees hundreds and hundreds of men,
women and children walking or driv-
ing with barred heads and making cross
es at every shrine. The drivers are
continually at it. Only the wicked
gendarme deigns to Pass without no
tice The steps leading to the hum
dreds of churches are covered with peo-
pie of all grades on their knees making
crosses and humping their foreheads
on the stones or pavements. The can
dies at the shrines are kept burning
continually. at the expense of the en-
pire. and almost every Other store OF
shop mas large display of glittering
brass and paint in the form of shrines.
And yet there is more crime here and
moro ignorance than in any other civ.
llized country.-St. Rsters6wsq Cor. u
r Sun.